It is hard to believe that we are now finishing eight weeks as missionaries. The week has been a good one. Grandpa and I seem to be getting into a groove and on most days we are taking over 1500 pics. I hate to mention this because now it will probably happen, but we haven't had to retake any of our pictures yet. We'd like to take credit but honestly the camera designers for the Church are amazing. If you can put two OLD people who are not tech savvy in any way (just ask Perry) in front of a majorly expensive piece of equipment and have it work, then you know you have made something special. We had three days of rain here which I actually enjoy. There is an occasional down pours but mostly it is a gentle rain all day. We have been in our work space by ourselves for the last two weeks because the lady in the office with us was on vacation so we have enjoyed listening to conference talks and also listened to two books on tape. Yesterday we went to Manchester to a Barnes and Noble bookstore and got two audio books--Killing Patton by Bill O'Reilly and James Madison by Lynn Cheney. The time goes much faster when you have something interesting to listen to while you work. We got a call from our Mission President on Friday. He asked us to come and have lunch with him on Monday but when he found out we were allowed to attend mission meetings he asked us to come to the Zone conference on Tuesday. It will be in Sharon, Vermont and we will be watching Meet the Mormons with the other senior couples who are serving in the New Hampshire Manchester Mission. We are excited to meet other senior couples and of course going back to the memorial for Joseph Smith is great.
Yesterday Grandpa and I attended the Concord Stake Family History Conference. There were over 100 people attending and at least half of those were not members of the Church. Those who attended got a wonderful overview of what is happening with family history and also a better knowledge of what is available on the internet for those who are seeking out their ancestors. On the Family Search website they write, "We hold that all family members--those living, those past, and those future--share an enduring bond that reaches across the generations. To us that means that families are forever, and an important part of acting on this belief is doing family history." How happy Grandpa and I are to know that we are contributing in helping families to seek out their ancestors by making probate records accessible to so many. We are proud to be a part of such a great cause!
It has been so nice getting letters from some of the grandkids. We hope we will continue to hear what is happening with your families in the coming months. Be sure and send us pictures of your Halloween costumes. We hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween! Love Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad
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